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Maritime transport faces multiple challenges, therefore it requires
an interdisciplinary approach in order to respond efficiently to
the interaction between diverse agents. This book presents
interdisciplinary research, as well as operational experiences,
which contribute towards the development of the field. The
substantial growth of maritime shipping has resulted in large
quantities of good and products being transported around the world,
creating a demand for innovative solutions for infrastructure and
fleets. A further increase in the scale and the size of container
carriers and passenger cruisers also requires special facilities.
These developments have presented a challenge for different types
of technologies, as well as operational systems. Maritime
transportation ought to be integrated with other services such as
railways, roadways and airports and, in some cases, river and canal
traffic in order to achieve maximum efficiency. It also needs to
respond rapidly to the economic and political circumstances in
different parts of the world. These challenges often require
extreme performances in terms of capacity, speed of delivery,
energy consumption, environmental sustainability, as well as social
and economic aspects. A range of topics are covered, including:
Ports and their operation; Routing and automatic control of marine
ships; Responsible and sustainable port innovation and development
along the 21st century Maritime Silk Road; Ports of the future -
Sustainable intelligent ports for smart and autonomous ships and
logistics; Pollution and the protection of the marine environment;
Maritime education and training; Planning and management.
With support from the Inland Waterways Association, Friends of the
River Nene and others, and drawing on his longstanding connection
with the river, Roger Green has thoroughly revised and updated this
popular guide. A new design includes thorough navigation notes
alongside more detailed maps of the canal and river, showing the
main features of the navigation. Helpful tables indicate mileages
and likely timings between locks to help with passage planning and
also provide further information on all the moorings, facilities
and services, many of which have been much improved in recent
years. Other features of interest such as canoe launch access and
portage points are also shown. Details of facilities, walking and
cycling routes and local history add useful information.
Photographs help to highlight points of interest along the way and
confirm this guide to be the essential companion for anyone
planning to navigate the river, whether by boat, canoe, bicycle or
on foot.
Scale: Scale: 1:50 000 WGS 84 Includes panel of Gibraltar (1:15
000)
For the past 12 years, Jo Winter has been cruising these waters in
her 45' Island Packet, Brother Wind, and she describes it as one of
the most diverse, beautiful, unspoilt and undiscovered sailing
areas in the world. The book covers thousands of miles of
coastline, a multitude of islands and inland up many of the
region's navigable rivers. Along with a comprehensive range of
information to help with planning a cruise in this region, the
introductory section details weather information, including
coverage of typhoons, and also indicates piracy risk areas to be
avoided. Sailing directions include small scale area plans to
orientate the navigator and larger scale plans to show details of
harbours and anchorages. Full colour throughout, the plans and
numerous photographs illustrate key features and places. Whether
transiting the region or planning a more extended cruise along any
of the coastlines bordering the South China Sea, this guide is an
essential companion.
This textbook provides readers with an understanding of the basics
of ship stability as it has been enacted in international law. The
assessment of ship stability has evolved considerably since the
first SOLAS convention after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and
this book enables readers to familiarise themselves with the most
up-to-date modern day methodology, as well as looking ahead to the
effects on ship design over the next fifty years. The author not
only explains the methodology of probabilistic ship damage as
required by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), but also
details the new requirements to assess certain sizes and classes of
ships to the seven second-generation ship stability requirements.
Many textbooks that are currently used by undergraduates focus on
the geometric-centric deterministic approach to the assessment of
ship stability, whereas this book also includes material on the
classes of ships that are now required to have probabilistic ship
damage assessment, as has only recently been agreed by the IMO.
Basic Naval Architecture: Ship Stability contains up-to-date
information, making it ideal for university students studying ocean
or marine engineering, as well as being of interest to students on
naval architecture and ship science courses. Highly illustrated and
including chapter studies for ease of learning, the book is an
ideal one-volume textbook for students.
This SpringerBrief focuses on modeling and power evaluation of
high-speed craft. The various power prediction methods, a principal
design objective for high-speed craft of displacement,
semi-displacement, and planing type, are addressed. At the core of
the power prediction methods are mathematical models for resistance
and propulsion efficiency. The models are based on the experimental
data of various high-speed hull and propeller series. The
regression analysis and artificial neural network (ANN) methods are
used as an extraction tool for this kind of mathematical models. A
variety of mathematical models of this type are discussed in the
book. Once these mathematical models have been developed and
validated, they can be readily programmed into software tools,
thereby enabling the parametric analyses required for the
optimization of a high-speed craft design. This book provides the
foundational reference for these software tools, and their use in
the design of high-speed craft. High-speed craft are very different
from conventional ships. Current professional literature leaves a
gap in the documentation of best design practices for high-speed
craft. This book is aimed at naval architects who design and
develop various types of high-speed vessels.
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